PTSO Summary of Motions 2003-present
12/1/03 To establish a PTSO website and pay $60 fee. Passed
3/1/04 To fund up to $199 for Camp Invention Scholarships. Passed
3/1/04 To fund up to $150 for Winter Joy – Elizabethan Conversation for 9th grade. Passed
3/3/04 To fund up to $200 for Kindergarten outside locking storage unit. Passed
6/6/04 To fund up to $300 for PTSO Presidents plaque, with years of service. Passed
8/29/04 To pay up to $2 per student/maximum of $300 (towards activity nights at The Field/The Rink). Passed.
8/29/04 To pay up to $200 for the BOE Appreciation Dinner. Passed
10/4/04 To give $3,000 towards the purchase of the new Yamaha Disklavier Piano
(Special Request Funding presented by Lucas Hibbard of Music Dept.) Passed
10/4/04 To cover for $30.38 overage (for Membership name tags and ribbons). Passed.
3/7/05 To cover up to $200 for May 6th 5th/6th Activity Night – Passed (via email vote)
3/7/05 To cover $80 half-page ad in High School Year Book, The Cayugan – Passed (via email vote)
3/7/05 To fund $300 to cover recording 3rd grade songs ($150) & Jan Nigro ($150) - Passed
3/7/05 To fund $500 to help with HS Rink/Field Activity Night May 13th coordinated by HS - Passed
3/7/05 To cover up to $600 for Employee Appreciation Day (May 17) - Passed
4/4/05 Bike Safety Rodeo expenses up to $300. Passed.
4/4/05 To increase website expenses from $60 to $144. Passed for $150.
4/4/05 To increase PTSO President's approval limit to $100; n/a, see next motion
4/4/05 To create President's expense fund of $300 for postage, paper, cards, postcards, etc.;
PASSED for $500, with individual items purchased not to exceed $300.
4/4/05 To cover reimbursement of $381 supplies & postage, $89 printing, $144 website = $524.31. Passed.
4/4/05 To adopting the PTSO Budget for 2005-2006 for amounts decided upon. (see 2005-2006 Budget) Passed
5/2/05 To offer $1400 towards the purchase of 30 pairs of binoculars
(along w/ $500 from annual MS funding, $1900 would be available) –Passed.
6/5/05 To split Grand Friends from Illusions & split Moving Up's from Graduation (in budget). Passed
6/5/05 To contribute to Project Prom prize budget for $100-$200 - Passed for up to $200
6/5/05 To create First Aid Kit for PTSO events, esp. MS Activity Nights -Passed for up to $50.
6/5/05 To fund MS Character Rewards Potential Program $.06 x 4stu x 40wk =~ $100 - $200. passed.
12/4/05 To have the PTSO pay for all Activity Nights (including all Rink/Field costs). - passed
1/24/06 To allocate up to $5,000 for expenses for legal/tax issues, as seen necessary by the PTSO President.
4/11/06 To budget of up to $1000 for 2005-2006 Employee Appreciation Committee for banners & signs. Passed.
4/11/06 To earmark $600/year to be used towards membership and insurance through PTOtoday.
4/11/06 To budget $500/year for accounting services of having a CPA to prepare tax returns.
5/9/06 To approve the PTSO Special Funding Committee recommendations (Gifted = approx. $9034.95) Passed
5/9/06 To fund an additional $1000 to the After Prom Committee for this year (2006) due to low donations. Passed
6/4/06 To order 100 blue sweatshirts and 100 short sleeve grey t-shirts (to sell and have inventory). Passed
9/11/06 To pay up to $500 to support the Garbarino (speaker) event. Passed.
10/10/06 To increase the "Annual Tax Work" 2006-2007 budget allocation from $500 to $800
based on conversations earlier this year. Passed.
4/17/07 To fund up to $1500 for ES courtyard seating. Passed.
4/17/07 To fund give up an additional $2000 (to Project Prom) for expenses (due to low donations). Passed
5/8/07 To fund up to $700 for Kindergarten trip to Cayuga Nature Center. Passed
9/10/07 To adopt the PTSO Budget for 2007-2008 for amounts decided upon (see 2007-2008 Budget). Passed
9/10/07 To Amend the 2007-2008 Budget adding $500 per year for liability insurance (if needed). Passed
10/9/07 To fund up to $150 to Lisa LaVigna (ES PE) for First Tee National (golf) School Program. Passed
10/9/07 To fund up to $175 for ES music class copper rods. Passed.
10/9/07 To fund $1500 towards fees for District (anti-bully) speaker Jodee Blanko. Passed via email vote
10/9/07 To fund up to $150 for 2007-08 5th grade student school supplies (Maureen Trowbridge Coord). Passed
11/13/07 To fund up to $460 for MS camcorder at Mrs. McHugh (MS Lib.) request. Passed via email vote
11/13/07 To contribute $300 towards HS African Dancers. Passed via email vote
1/14/08 To fund up to $300 to purchase more 5th grade social studies maps. Passed
1/14/08 To provide up to $350 for the HS Seniors to visit CU for talk by CU Librarian. Passed
2/11/08 To fund up to $1500 towards the installation of the light board at the MS auditorium. Passed.
3/10/08 To fund up to $200 for visiting authors, Paula Thoma & Barbara Florence, for 2nd grade. Passed.
3/10/08 To fund up to $300 towards purchase of a speech program (Rhythmic Arts Project TRAP Program) to
accompany percussion instruments/supplies funded by a grant. Passed.
5/12/08 To fund up to $300 towards framing 2 years of 4th grade (small) self-portraits (1 frame). Passed.
5/12/08 To fund up to $1500 towards After Prom Party expenses and prizes. Passed.
(6/08 - 8/09 to be added soon)
9/15/09 To fund up to $750 towards the Middle Schools new sign.
10/5/09 To fund up to $250 for food, prizes, etc. for Dr. Grimm's “Parent University” presentation. - Passed.
10/5/09 To Increase the budgeted amount for enrichment by 50% from $1,500 to $2,250 per school for the 2009-
2010 school year (as a consideration for the budget challenges and our excess of funds) - Passed.
10/5/09 To add a budget line item of $800 for Pack-A-Backpack for 2009-2010. – Passed
10/5/09 To reimburse Margaret Shackell-Dowell for $431 expenses incurred in preparing 43 backpacks for the
2009-2010 – Passed.
11/3/09 To fund up to $400 for visiting authors for 2nd grade team - Passed.
12/6/09 Pending okay by PTSO accountant, up to $350 will be used to compensate an outside source for his work
(on membership database). - Passed.
12/6/09 To purchase 4 books (for ES & MS libraries, club, and for Wendy Wright) or up to $50. - Passed.
2/1/10 To offer up to $1,000 now toward the program (High School Helpers Program), with the possibility of an
additional $500 in 2 months (April). - Passed.
2/1/10 To fund up to $400 for cookies & refreshments at the Feb 11th Myes Park Playground Project Kickoff
Party. - Passed.
5/4/10 To fund up to $500 to SADD for speaker. - PASSED
5/4/10 To offer up to $250 for books from Scholastic warehouse sale (to HS Librarian) - PASSED
5/4/10 To offer up to $160 for ES field trip medical bags (requested by ES nurse) - PASSED